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Experiential education

This article explains the history and theory of experiential education, which combines active learning with concrete experiences, abstract concepts, and reflection in an effort to engage all learning styles.

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By Heather Coffey.

The Constitutional Convention

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.3

The Articles of Confederation proved too weak to govern the new United States effectively, and in 1787, Congress authorized a convention to revise the document. Instead, the convention wrote an entirely new constitution for the United States.

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Moat, guardian lion statue, and causeway into temple buildings at Angkor Wat

A carved stone lion statue stands on guard near a causeway over the huge water reservoir and moat surrounding Angkor Wat, the largest temple complex at the ancient city of Angkor. Angkor Wat, like many Hindu and Buddhist Southeast Asian temples, was designed...

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Does my vote count? Understanding the electoral college

In Election 2008, page 4.1

This tutorial for students explains how the electoral college works, the origins and development of the electoral college as some controversial elections, and how much any one vote actually "weighs" in an election. Readings and activities are included.

Format: tutorial

By David Walbert.

Where am I? Mapping a New World

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.2

Early European travelers to the Americas reported bits and pieces of information back to Europe. Over the centuries, mapmakers assembled these reports into maps. As time went by, explorers and mapmakers compiled an increasingly accurate understanding of the Americas and of the world. To do so, they had to invent new tools for mapmaking, embrace radical new ideas about the shape of the world, and discard cherished beliefs.

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By David Walbert.

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Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts

A searchable catalog containing full text digital documents in English literature, American literature, and Western philosophy. (Learn more)

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